St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-31
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board of Trade Satur-
day There Was But Little
Activity.
The Tendency for Both Grain and Pro-
visions Seemed to Be DGwn-
ward.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

OHcAGo, Oct. 29.-There was less activity
at the opening on change to-day than for
few days past and the general tendency tor
grain and provisions was downward. About
the only feature in the wheat pit was the
promiscuous unloading of wheat early in the
day by the crowd, aid purchasing by several
large operators. December wheat, which
opened at 73s4c under this influence eased
off TO 73ls@73t4c, the closing figure. Re-
ceipts at twelve primary points aggregated
T37. 800 bu, and shipments 301, 500 bu.
Corn was fairly active at times, with feeling
weaker. The market opened at yesterdays
closing prices, declined with slight changes,
A@I2c, the near futures showing the
greater weakness, changed some
and closed l2c lower for near flu
lures and &c lower for May than yesterdays
closing prices. The weakness was due
mainly to the free offerings by one or two
prominent operators, which, with an absence
of buying orders, the market ruled weak.
There was considerable changing of the near
futures to May. The shipping demand was
less urgent and the prices for cash were l2@
ksc lower. May closed at 451sc. Oats were
steady and fair business was transacted.
Prices changed but Slightly from yesterdays
range.
PROVISIONS opened Will
the hog market, and yesterdays prices were
temporarily sustained Later the speculative
offerings were considerably enlarged, and a
weaker feeling was developed, attended with
decline in prices, especially for the deferred
deliveries. Prospects of larger receipts of
hogs next week. with weaker corn market
and free selling by packers, were the leading
causes attributed to the weakness. The de-
mand was only moderate and chiefly from
shorts Receipts were light and ship
ments quite liberal. January mess pork
opened at S1262l2, sold at SD .65@12.7 20
closing al the latter figure. January lard
opened at S6.40, sold at S640@6.4 1913, clos
ing at the latter figure. January short ribs
opened at So. 37l2, sold at S6.3O@6.42
closing at S6.32l2.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat, No. October opened at 72lsc,
closing at I15se; November, 7214c, closing at
7ls4c: December, 7334c, closing at 73l2c !;
May, 79l2c, closing at zoe. Corn, No. .
October opened at 4134c, closing at 41Ac;
November, 41s4c, closing at 4ll4c; Deem
Der, 41I2c, closing at 4lAc; May, 45Ac, clos,
ing at 45lsc. Oats, No. 2-0ctober closed
at 25Ssc; November, opening at 25l2,
closing at 25l2c; December 25s4c. closing at
25a4e; May 29$sc, closing at 295sc: Mess
closing at S12.42l2. Lard, per 100 lbs-Oc.
tober openedIat So 40. closing at ST. 40; No
vember, ST 80, closing at $6.21l2; January,
S6.40, closing at $3.50; May, So. 20. closing
at $500. ShoIt ribs, per 100 lbs-October
opened at $3.50, closing at $3.50;
January, $6.37la, closing at $3.50.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour in
better inquiry. with prices steady. Wheat
No. spring, 71l2@71ac;, No. 3 spring
wheat, 64l2c; No. = red, 72l2c. Corn-No.
2, 4lLc. 0ats-No. ., 25Ac. Rye-No. ?,
5112c. Barley-No. ?, Tic. Flax Seed-No.
1, SI.0912. Prime timothy seed, 1920. Mess
pork per Dbl, S13. Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.45.
Short ribs sides (loose). $3.50; dry sailed
shoulders boxed), S5@5.2O; short clear
sides (boxed), S6.s0@6. 90. Whisky, distill-
ers' finished goods. per gallon, S1.10. Sugars
Cut loaf, &c; granulated, Csc; standard
"a 6l2c. Receipts-Flour, 1000 pbls;
wheat, $1,000 bu; corn, III, 900 blu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye, 1l,00G bu; barley, $500
Blu. Shipments-Flour2 $4,000 bbls: wheat,
5000 bu; corn, $40 bu; oats, 206 blu.
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet and unchanged for cream
cry and 16@21c for dairy; eggs, THIGH SI2c